Wilcox County native Benjamin Meek Miller (1864-1944) was Alabama's governor from 1931-35 as the country suffered through the Great Depression. Miller lowered taxes to address poverty issues while stridently opposing organized labor.
Benjamin M. Miller
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Courtesy of the Birmingham Public Library Archives
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